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Weather Records on 31 August 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1908. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 31 August 1908

  • On 31 August 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Parry Sound set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 31 August 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 31 August 1908 12 station records on 31 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 31 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 31 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 31 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 31 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 August 1908 by timescale Records on 31 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 31 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 12 to 3: 23 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 21
2 to 32
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1908
Top 12 records on 31 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 August 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Truro, CAdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Salzburg, ATdaily low min7.1 C (44.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Buffalo, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1908Escanaba, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1908
Records on 08-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11806: 11807: 21813: 11814: 11816: 11827: 11836: 11846: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11863: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21881: 31882: 21885: 11886: 51887: 11889: 11890: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 51898: 101899: 41900: 31901: 51902: 51903: 161904: 131905: 81906: 471907: 61908: 121909: 391910: 201911: 311912: 341913: 401914: 231915: 711916: 71917: 601918: 581919: 251920: 461921: 861922: 581923: 631924: 2321925: 1111926: 1481927: 1031928: 2011929: 3001930: 2431931: 1921932: 8071933: 4241934: 3811935: 5401936: 2261937: 5081938: 3241939: 2961940: 4001941: 5281942: 4221943: 6501944: 6381945: 5721946: 5451947: 4731948: 3671949: 4091950: 6621951: 9101952: 3881953: 1,0541954: 6331955: 5391956: 7341957: 3171958: 4171959: 4961960: 3661961: 6251962: 4321963: 4151964: 5911965: 8861966: 8301967: 9521968: 5621969: 4741970: 5581971: 3261972: 2871973: 7931974: 5871975: 6581976: 7321977: 6211978: 8911979: 4001980: 7011981: 6921982: 5861983: 7881984: 8661985: 8541986: 1,2181987: 8361988: 5701989: 6221990: 9661991: 8481992: 1,2741993: 1,2861994: 1,1391995: 1,0771996: 1,4511997: 9431998: 1,1631999: 9882000: 1,5452001: 9442002: 8522003: 1,2322004: 9632005: 1,7822006: 1,1472007: 1,1102008: 8702009: 1,2242010: 1,4902011: 9942012: 9322013: 7712014: 4572015: 1,0742016: 5972017: 5962018: 3642019: 7802020: 7272021: 5532022: 1,1862023: 5982024: 7662025: 3071796186718951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-31 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18072
18131
18141
18161
18271
18361
18461
18491
18511
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18631
18671
18691
18731
18751
18761
18772
18792
18813
18822
18851
18865
18871
18891
18902
18923
18931
18941
18951
18961
18975
189810
18994
19003
19015
19025
190316
190413
19058
190647
19076
190812
190939
191020
191131
191234
191340
191423
191571
19167
191760
191858
191925
192046
192186
192258
192363
1924232
1925111
1926148
1927103
1928201
1929300
1930243
1931192
1932807
1933424
1934381
1935540
1936226
1937508
1938324
1939296
1940400
1941528
1942422
1943650
1944638
1945572
1946545
1947473
1948367
1949409
1950662
1951910
1952388
19531,054
1954633
1955539
1956734
1957317
1958417
1959496
1960366
1961625
1962432
1963415
1964591
1965886
1966830
1967952
1968562
1969474
1970558
1971326
1972287
1973793
1974587
1975658
1976732
1977621
1978891
1979400
1980701
1981692
1982586
1983788
1984866
1985854
19861,218
1987836
1988570
1989622
1990966
1991848
19921,274
19931,286
19941,139
19951,077
19961,451
1997943
19981,163
1999988
20001,545
2001944
2002852
20031,232
2004963
20051,782
20061,147
20071,110
2008870
20091,224
20101,490
2011994
2012932
2013771
2014457
20151,074
2016597
2017596
2018364
2019780
2020727
2021553
20221,186
2023598
2024766
2025307

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).